Simple first light program for people to play with

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+#include "FastSPI_LED2.h"
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Move a white dot along the strip of leds.  This program simply shows how to configure the leds,
+// and then how to turn a single pixel white and then off, moving down the line of pixels.
+// 
+
+// How many leds are in the strip?
+#define NUM_LEDS 40
+
+// Data pin that led data will be written out over
+#define DATA_PIN 6
+
+// Clock pin only needed for SPI based chipsets when not using hardware SPI
+//#define CLOCK_PIN 8
+
+// This is an array of leds.  One item for each led in your strip.
+CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];
+
+// This function sets up the ledsand tells the controller about them
+void setup() {
+	// sanity check delay - allows reprogramming if accidently blowing power w/leds
+   	delay(2000);
+
+      // Uncomment one of the following lines for your leds arrangement.
+      // FastLED.addLeds<TM1803, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+      // FastLED.addLeds<TM1804, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+      // FastLED.addLeds<TM1809, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+      FastLED.addLeds<WS2811, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+      // FastLED.addLeds<WS2812, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+      // FastLED.addLeds<WS2812B, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+      // FastLED.addLeds<UCS1903, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+
+      // FastLED.addLeds<WS2801, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+      // FastLED.addLeds<SM16716, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+      // FastLED.addLeds<LPD8806, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+
+      // FastLED.addLeds<WS2801, DATA_PIN, CLOCK_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+      // FastLED.addLeds<SM16716, DATA_PIN, CLOCK_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+      // FastLED.addLeds<LPD8806, DATA_PIN, CLOCK_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+}
+
+// This function runs over and over, and is where you do the magic to light
+// your leds.
+void loop() {
+   // Move a single white led 
+   for(int whiteLed = 0; whiteLed < NUM_LEDS; whiteLed = whiteLed + 1) {
+      // Turn our current led on to white, then show the leds
+      leds[whiteLed] = CRGB::White;
+
+      // Show the leds (only one of which is set to white, from above)
+      FastLED.show();
+
+      // Wait a little bit
+      delay(100);
+
+      // Turn our current led back to black for the next loop around
+      leds[whiteLed] = CRGB::Black;
+   }
+}
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